Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Do you need dinner ideas? I don't know about you but I get
tired of making the same thing night after night so I'm gonna try to make
something different every night. Sometimes it may just be making something
using the leftovers from the night before and other nights it might be
somethin' totally different.Betty loves the California Rice Trilogy from Trader
Joe’s. It is a mixture of California Brown Basmati Rice, California Long Grain
Brown Rice and California Wild Rice. This is just as delicious with regular ol’
brown rice.

In a medium saucepan over medium high heat add canola oil.
Add rice and water/broth mixture. Stir in 1 clove minced garlic, dash crushed
red pepper flakes and a few cracks black pepper. Bring to a gentle boil and
cover. Set a timer for 50 minutes. Don’t even think about opening the lid…
until there are 10 minutes left on the timer. Quickly lift lid and add
mushrooms and red bell pepper. DO NOT STIR. Replace lid. Allow to cook for
remaining 9 minutes and 55 seconds (I told you, quickly!). Remove rice from
heat and crack lid to let out steam. Let stand for a few minutes. Add remaining
clove minced garlic, fresh parsley, butter, salt and a little more pepper. Take
a deep breath and stir mixture gently so rice does not become sticky. Do not
over-stir. Say nice things to the rice and tell it how beautiful it is and how
it’s never cranky in the morning and looks great without make-up to ensure it
will not be sticky. Makes 3 cups rice.